swipoa
Indonesian
Etymology
From Hokkien 算盤／算盘 (sùiⁿ-pôaⁿ, “abacus”). Doublet of cempoa, cipoa, sempoa, sipoa, suipoa, and soroban.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈswi.poa̯]
- Hyphenation: swi‧poa
Noun
swipoa (first-person possessive swipoaku, second-person possessive swipoamu, third-person possessive swipoanya)
- abacus (Chinese).
- Synonyms: cempoa, cipoa, sempoa, sipoa, suipoa
- Synonyms: abakus, dekak-dekak
Further reading
- “swipoa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.